Today's Quilter

Today's Quilter provides a fresh take on traditional quilting with 100 glorious pages of projects, features, techiniques and news for intermediate to expert quilters. The quilt projects are exquisitely photographed, while technical features improve skills. There's quilting news, events to visit, designer profiles and quilt heritage, plus chat and fun from the quilting community.

Today's Quilter

WELCOME!

In this issue, we’re delighted to feature…

INSPIRED BY… • The past & future

FRESH PICKS ALL THE LATEST QUILTING NEWS • Soak up the sunshine and look ahead to brighter days with new summery projects inspired by the latest fabric collections, books and tools, hand-picked for you!

FOR YOUR LIBRARY • There’s nothing quite like stocking up on new inspiration from beloved designers and quilters, branching out ideas and developing skills. Here is a selection of new books from Search Press hitting the shelves this summer – perfect for reading outside with an iced tea and a slice of cake in the sunshine!

SHOW & TELL JOIN IN AND BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY • The only thing better than putting the finishing touches to your latest quilt is showing it off! So let’s see what you’ve been up to this month…

FLOWERING DRESDEN • Combine sumptuous prints with appliqué motifs, choosing between two techniques, in a stunningly reimagined Dresden beauty!

SLOW STITCHING

Raw-edge appliqué

Card and foil appliqué preparation technique

Meet the designer

OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO • Get ready to be whisked away on a whistle-stop tour of different stitching styles and techniques across the globe!

BACK TO SCHOOL • Stitch a joyful class of children accompanied by rows of Schoolhouse and Book blocks to create this sweet pictorial scene.

LEARNING CURVE

Meet the designer

designer profile SHEILA FRAMPTON-COOPER • Anne Williams talks to artist, Sheila Frampton-Cooper, about her quilt-making journey...

SHEILA’S TOP TIPS FOR GOING FREESTYLE

Meet the designer

FUN OF THE FAIR • Fall in love with this colourful design, made up of just two units, to create an eclectic pattern!

BLOCK BY BLOCK

Making one block

TECHNICAL TIP

Meet the designer

PETUNIA TRELLIS • Dusky pinks, sky blues and olive greens come together in a foundation paper pieced beauty inspired by Victorian tiles.

SUMMER GARDEN

Meet the designer

ESSENTIAL GUIDE Getting Creative with Curves • Circles and curves in quilting are quite magical, perhaps because we create them infrequently compared to more linear designs

About the designer

STEP INTO SPRING • Waste not, want not with the HSTs cut from the Fun of the Fair quilt to create this stunning diamonds design!

PRETTY IN PASTELS

Meet the designers

Rippon Lea BLOCK OF THE MONTH NO.11 IVY BORDER

Meet the designer

Hand piecing the block

NEXT MONTH • ISSUE 79 ON SALE 2nd of September

DIRECTORY • Find the fabrics, accessories and more that you want from this month’s issue!

TEMPLATES • All the templates you’ll need from issue 78...

JOCKEY CAP PATCH WORK • WITH CURATOR HEATHER AUDIN OF THE QUILTERS’ GUILD